Tips for Selling Your Home | The Seller’s Checklist

Inspect
your property before you sell - hire an inspector and if necessary
obtain contractor estimates to repair any major problems.

Find a qualified local area real estate agent and attorney to represent your interests when selling your home.

Decide
on what types of renovations and staging you would like to complete on
your home. Remove and repair all signs of damage and other
deterioration, e.g. holes and cracks in ceilings and walls. Restore
hardware and bathroom/lighting fixtures as needed.

Keep
track of all money you spend in improvements to your home as you may
be able to add it to the cost basis of your home and reduce income tax
on your gain from the sale.

Have your real estate agent
do a Comparative Market Analysis to help you price your home. Knowing
how much your home can be worth is one of the first steps in beginning
to market the property properly.

Determine your
timeline for moving. Depending on how quickly you need to move you may
decide to price the home more aggressively.

Have your
agent spell out his or her marketing plan, arrange for property to be
photographed and decide if an open house should be scheduled.

Prepare
your property to show. Remember, the main rule of staging is to
“neutralize” the environment. Remove personal photos, waste cans,
cosmetics and personal effects. The potential buyer should walk in and
feel it’s a model home, devoid of clutter.

Remove Clutter, remove kids toys, remove evidence of pets.

For
showings, you may want to leave while your home is being shown so that
buyers will feel more comfortable to move around and discuss your
property with the real estate professional.

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